Issue Position: Reject Privatization of Public Services

Issue Position

Capitalism and free markets have made this country great. However, markets are not always the best solution for all of society's problems and sometimes the pursuit of profit creates burdens for the public. Look at recent examples of a healthcare company polluting the air of a community in our state; of pensions wiped out due to CEO negligence; and of horrific working conditions among undocumented farm workers.

Government can serve an important role in keeping companies honest and fair actors in their interactions with our communities, and to do so, we must ensure that for-profit companies are not allowed to take over government services such as parks, public education, healthcare, and prisons. We have seen time and again how poorly for-profit enterprises handle people who are ill and how many for-profit educational institutions have robbed people of their hardworking money in exchange for poor quality and even poorer job prospects after graduation. And a vital part of our society is the successful rehabilitation of our incarcerated populations, who cannot effectively pay their debt to society if they are ill, malnourished, or forced to live in inhuman conditions.

I will protect and fund our most important government services so they are solvent and effective stewards of taxpayer trust.

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